Patron Saint of workers: he embodied the dignity and sanctity of human work

Today we celebrate the memory of Joseph the worker. It is a holiday to rest from our daily chores, when we also commemorate the International Labor Day. And the Church, today, offers us the example of Saint Joseph, the carpenter from Nazareth, who was a model worker, keeping up his family and developing his profession. The same Gospel introduces Jesus as the «carpenter's son» (Mt 13:56), in his own hometown of Nazareth, where He grew up and where He lived most of his terrestrial life. —We Christians, do we know enough about Jesus Christ? We also belong with his people, God's people, Church's people.